Lyrics
Hey Johnny
Addressing Johnny
Where you wanna go?
Asking Johnny's desired destination
To California
Expressing a wish to go to California
Driftin' all alone
Feeling adrift and isolated
We're leavin'
Announcing departure
Get in the car, let's go
Inviting Johnny to join
Close your eyes now
Suggesting visualization or escapism
We're in Guantanamo
Metaphorically feeling trapped or confined
Hey Johnny
Repeating the address to Johnny
Who you wanna be?
Asking about Johnny's aspirations
I can't hear you
Unable to perceive Johnny's desires
I can't breathe
Feeling suffocated or constrained
I'm leavin'
Reiteration of the intention to leave
As soon as I can go
Wanting to depart soon
Change my name and
Considering a change in identity
Let the domino, fall down
Allowing consequences to unfold
Hey Johnny
Repeating the address to Johnny
What did you see?
Inquiring about Johnny's experiences
Did you go far
Questioning the extent of Johnny's journey
Or not at all?
Wondering if Johnny remained stationary
In the sun
Describing unity under the sun
We became one
Feeling darkness or absence when Johnny is absent
There is no light
Emphasizing the void when Johnny is gone
When you are gone
Reiteration of the sense of loss
When you are gone
Further emphasis on the absence of Johnny
Hey Johnny
Repeating the address to Johnny
Where did you go?
Asking about Johnny's whereabouts
To California?
Reiterating the desire to go to California
Driftin' all alone
Feeling adrift and isolated (repeated sentiment)
Don't come out
Advising Johnny to stay secluded
Stay at home
Expressing a sense of being in a desolate place
This is nowhere
Indicating a lack of knowledge or certainty about the place
Anybody knows
Suggesting a general lack of information or clarity
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